Title: Inkling Author: Kenneth Oppel Illustrator: Sydney Smith Publisher: HarperCollins Reviewer: Yolanda Ridge ISBN: 9781443450287 I’ve seen this middle grade novel on a lot of book lists (Quill & Quire Best Book, CYBILS Awards, CBC Best Book of the Year, New York Times Notable…) but the premise of an ink blot coming to life didn’t really appeal to me. Then […]
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No Fixed Address
Title: No Fixed Address Author: Susin Nielsen Publisher: Tundra Books Reviewer: Yolanda Ridge ISBN: 978-0735262751 This is the second book by Susan Nielsen that I’ve reviewed on this site. I usually like to share the love but her latest title is too good to be overlooked. Unlike We Are All Made Of Molecules, this book does not cross […]
Book Deal!
Here’s the good news I teased you with in my previous post… I just signed a nonfiction book deal with Annick Press for a book on gene editing aimed at students in grades 9-12!! Maybe you’ve never heard of CRISPR. Or more likely – since it’s regularly in the news – you’ve heard of it […]
Grade 4 is where it’s at!
I had so much fun talking to the fourth graders at Rossland Summit School about the Magic of Three. Even though I totally believe in the Magic of Three, I’m totally inspired by the Creativity of Four (or the kids in grade four, anyway). Thanks for hosting me and good luck with your writing! […]
2019 – here I come!
I haven’t posted on my website for a while because to be honest, 2018 was a difficult year for me. During the past few months, I just haven’t been up to projecting the image of a content and productive writer. Because I didn’t feel like one. Without going into detail, the main thing that sent […]